Before Wednesday night’s game he hadn’t missed a minute of Premier League action for nearly two years.

The match with Swansea represents the first since Chelsea played Bournemouth in December 2015 that he will be on the bench. That’s a run of 74 games in which he has played all 6,660 minutes.

74 – Cesar Azpilicueta isn't starting a Chelsea PL game for the first time since December 2015, having played 90 minutes in each of the Blues' last 74 top-flight matches. Dave. pic.twitter.com/sC3WXW65o2